CAUGHT ON CAMERA: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Manoah Tuiasosopo
(KYMA) – The Yuma sky was lit up Sunday night as SpaceX confirmed they launched 28 Starlink satellites into orbit with this latest flight.
The rocket, known as Falcon 9, lit up the night sky of the Desert Southwest, taking flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California.
Lots of viewers from across our area sent in pictures of the launch.
The flight was SpaceX’s 124th Falcon 9 mission this year out of a total 542 launches since 2010.
The base says, “This launch strengthens department of war communications by employing advanced low-Earth orbit technology.”